We should celebrate the RS4’s heart and soul. You may be familiar with it from the B7 RS4 and the original RS5 but it’s worth a recap: 4.2-litre V8, 444bhp at 8250rpm and 317lb ft at 4000-6000rpm.

It’s fair to say that from the highs of the B7 and B8 Audi RS4 (and their naturally aspirated V8s), the current generation RS4 hasn’t received quite the same level of adoration. There’s good ...